HOUSTON METRO UROLOGY
NPI 1447791553
Pharmacy in Houston, TX
NPI Status: Active since March 09, 2017
Contact Information
4223 RICHMOND AVE
SUITE 210
HOUSTON, TX
ZIP 77027
Phone: (713) 634-4493
Fax: (713) 634-4494
- Organization
- Pharmacy
- CLIA Number: 45D2036886
- CLIA Cert. Type: Physician Office
- CLIA Exp. Date: 02-14-2028
About HOUSTON METRO UROLOGY
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Houston Metro Urology, a provider established in Houston, Texas operating as a Pharmacy. The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1447791553 assigned on March 2017. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 333600000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 9 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Houston Metro Urology. The authorized official of this NPI record is Dr. Zvi J Schiffman M.d. (President)
- NPI
- 1447791553
- Provider Legal Name
- HMU PHARMACY
- Other Organization Name
- HOUSTON METRO UROLOGY
- Other Name Type
- Doing Business As (3)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 4223 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX 77027
- Location Phone
- (713) 634-4493
- Location Fax
- (713) 634-4494
- Mailing Address
- 4223 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX 77027
- Mailing Phone
- (713) 634-4493
- Mailing Fax
- (713) 634-4494
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 03-09-2017
- Last Update Date
- 03-09-2017
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
- Classification
Pharmacy
- Taxonomy Code
- 333600000X
- Type
- Suppliers
- Taxonomy Description
- A facility used by pharmacists for the compounding and dispensing of medicinal preparations and other associated professional and administrative services. A pharmacy is a facility whose primary function is to store, prepare and legally dispense prescription drugs under the professional supervision of a licensed pharmacist. It meets any licensing or certification standards set forth by the jurisdiction where it is located.
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 45D2036886
- Facility Type
- Physician Office
- Certificate Effective Date
- February 15, 2026
- Certificate Expiration Date
- February 14, 2028
- Laboratory Director
- GREGORY D. HESTER
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Waiver
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Houston Metro Urology to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1447791553, we treat the final digit (3) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 67. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 67 = 3).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 67 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1447791553, enumerated as an "organization" on March 09, 2017.
The provider is located at 4223 RICHMOND AVE SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX 77027 and the phone number is (713) 634-4493.
Pharmacy with taxonomy code 333600000X.
